This document contains heatmaps illustrating common first major-second major and major-minor combinations involving two departments. Students acquiring a second major or minor within the department of their (first) major are omitted from these analyses.
The first heatmap is based on the total number of graduates (sum of 2nd majors and minors) for each first- by second-department combination.
The second heatmap is based on the number of students graduating with a double major for the departments of their declared first and second majors.
The third heatmap is based on the number of students graduating with major-minor combinations.
Data were acquired from the UNK Registrar’s Office for students graduating from a CAS Department in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, and Fall 2024. Values were summed across these time periods for analysis.
Each column represents the (first) major department as indicated along the bottom horizontal axis of each chart.
Within a column: Individual colored boxes within a column correspond to the department in which a secondary degree (either second major or minor) was earned by a student. Boxes are colored based on the relative number of students graduating with a given first-second major or major-minor out of the total earned for the department of the first major. For example in the Major-Minor map, students majoring in an Art program most frequently minor in Music & Performing Arts or Marketing, Agribusiness, & Supply Chain Management, while students majoring in Physics most often have a minor in the Mathematics & Statistics department.
Across a row: Comparing individual box colors across a row can give a sense of which secondary degrees (either second major or minor) are commonly selected by students in a range of first major departments. For example in the Major-Minor map, a minor in the Criminal Justice department is most common among students majoring in Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology, while a minor in the Biology department is most common among students majoring in Chemistry and Health Science.
Hover your cursor over a box to see details associated with each (first) major combination with second majors or minors.
This heatmap is based on the total number of graduates (sum of 2nd majors and minors) for each first- by second-department combination.
This heatmap is based on the number of students graduating with a double major for the departments of their declared first and second majors.
This heatmap is based on the number of students graduating with major-minor combinations.